Too young to be this tired: Why Gen Z is burning out faster than any generation before
Gen Z, long dismissed as entitled or disruptive, is instead confronting unprecedented levels of burnout, with global studies revealing overwhelming exhaustion, unmanageable stress, and deepening detachment. Far from a youthful phase, this crisis reflects structural failures in modern work—from economic precarity to post-pandemic disruption—signalling an urgent need to rebuild workplace systems that no longer serve the people within them.
Gen Z, long dismissed as entitled or disruptive, is instead confronting unprecedented levels of burnout, with global studies revealing overwhelming exhaustion, unmanageable stress, and deepening detachment. Far from a youthful phase, this crisis reflects structural failures in modern work—from economic precarity to post-pandemic disruption—signalling an urgent need to rebuild workplace systems that no longer serve the people within them.
